I have already tried Jokers "stock" version and it borks wifi from the beginning which is unacceptable.
Why not SBF back to 198_7 stock and then make a nandroid backup?
Moguledyouth said:
I have already tried Jokers "stock" version and it borks wifi from the beginning which is unacceptable.
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Try Joker's skinny ROM...I had it for months and wifi worked...
I have tried Skinny, yes wifi works, but I want system functionality that he removes. I just need a Stock Rooted Wifi working rom.
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I've tried to keep my Vibrant as close to stock as possible because I don't want to lose the OTA update capability. I don't want to have to flash to stock via Odin before I update my phone because it is hardware locked. So far, I've only done minor mods (metamorph, removed bloat).
So if I install a custom kernel such as JAC's or KK's overclocked kernels, will I lose the ability to OTA update? Will the update simply overwrite the existing kernel on my phone?
richan90 said:
I've tried to keep my Vibrant as close to stock as possible because I don't want to lose the OTA update capability. I don't want to have to flash to stock via Odin before I update my phone because it is hardware locked. So far, I've only done minor mods (metamorph, removed bloat).
So if I install a custom kernel such as JAC's or KK's overclocked kernels, will I lose the ability to OTA update? Will the update simply overwrite the existing kernel on my phone?
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Most likely the devs in this forum will have a working and better version of any OTA you will get. Also when you get the OTA you will loose root and most likely get the bloat back. In my opinion you are better off waiting for one of eugene or bionix roms anyway.
To be more specific, my question is whether updating to any future ROM/OTA update will overwrite the existing kernel, or do I have to flash the stock kernel back before any of this?
richan90 said:
To be more specific, my question is whether updating to any future ROM/OTA update will overwrite the existing kernel, or do I have to flash the stock kernel back before any of this?
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You have to flash the stock kernal in order to be able to receive an OTA
Frankin-Twiz Final, awesome
can a stock kernal be flashed right over a custom kernal? (jac oc/uv)
kboater said:
can a stock kernal be flashed right over a custom kernal? (jac oc/uv)
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I think so, unless you have any kind of lagfix installed. I say so because I have flashed ROMS like Bionix (which has its own kernel) over stock and vice versa. MAKE SURE NO LAGFIX IS INSTALLED!
is there a link for a stock kernel that can be flashed through clockwork recovery as a zip without ODIN?
Im assuming there is as I flashed the OC/UV Jac kernel though clockwork, so assuming that stock should be able to be flashed through clockwork.
Thanks
EDIT:
Can someone confirm that this is the stock kernel that can be flashed through clockwork? If I flash this (just stay rooted and with mobile AP) I should go back to be able to receive OTA updates, correct (I have not flashed any custom roms, just kernel)??
http://www.tabbal.net/files/Stock-Vibrant-Kernel.zip
I wanted to root for a while, just looking for a rom that looks and feels stock, but has better battery and all..
well I followed
watch?v=-hPSrzRqtX4&feature=player_detailpage (cannot post link as I'm new)
and successfully got to supra rom.. well I don't like the vanilla 5 screen non sense homescreen, though I do like the crt visuals lol...
Anyways, I can't even use my wifi, it just says error, and I NEED wifi, I use it at home non-stop as I have horrible service.
Well I tried to switch to viperRom - I did the reset in bootloader, then full wipe, then cache and all that..
well, once I installed the viperRom .zip, I started my phone and its just the same as before... I can't switch roms! I know this is prolly some nooby thing I don't understand but I've been searching all night and just want to get everything working and need to sleep haha
any help GREATLY APPRECIATED
What do you mean about not being able to switch roms?
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I figured out that I was trying to flash to viperRom using only the update
I'm now on viper, with stock kernel and still cannot get wifi to work, any ideas? Any searching turns up kernel issues, and to revert to stock.. well I'm on stock kernel
jlear3 said:
I figured out that I was trying to flash to viperRom using only the update
I'm now on viper, with stock kernel and still cannot get wifi to work, any ideas? Any searching turns up kernel issues, and to revert to stock.. well I'm on stock kernel
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unless you're having hardware wifi issues, which the best way to determine would be through running a stock rom and stock kernel, my guess is you have a kernel and rom mismatch issue.
the way htc has their kernels compiled includes two things: kernel and modules.
the modules include a wifi module.
if you flash a kernel and then load a rom, chances are the rom might overwrite either the kernel, the kernel modules, or both.
the best way to avoid this scenario is to flash the rom first and then flash the kernel. the kernel flash will load the kernel itself and its modules. i.e. if you're on a rom you want to stay with now, flash the kernel again and then wifi should work.
hope that helps!
Thank you, o figured this out myself, but you were right lol I was using 2.3.3 roms on 2.3.4
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Hello,
I am trying to get viperROM to work correctly on my Evo 3D. I would have posted in that thread but I don't have 10 posts yet so I'm not allowed...
I wasn't thinking and I accepted the OTA update when it came out.
So I used this tutorial and did the HTC unlock and then flashed CWM 4.0.1.4 to my phone.
I used CWM to back up my stock ROM, then I used it to install viperROM.
Well, it worked except for the fact that the WiFi wouldn't turn on. It just said "Error".
I have been reading these forums for hours now and my eyes are glazing over but I figure it's something to do with the radio I guess?
I tried to do some forum searches but the search function is apparently down for nightly maintenance.
Anyways, I restored my backup and thank God WiFi is working again.
Can someone please point me in the right direction to fixing this?
Thanks.
Did you do a full wipe before you installed viperRom?
I don't believe you can use Viperrom on your phone because it is a 2.3.3 rom and your kernel is only for 2.3.4 roms. When you took the OTA and your phone upgraded to the 1.50 bootloader you lost the ability to install kernels and write to the boot partition. With out the proper kernel you will have problems running any 2.3.3 roms properly. Look for a rom that is already upgraded to 2.3.4 and give that a try. For now I would flash back to stock and wait for Viperboy to update his rom.
help please?
I try RCMIX 2.2.3 and recover HTC Rom but stcuk boot HTC logo.
Can i replaces viperROM ? how i can?
I'm Newbie.
Thanks
Konfuzion said:
Did you do a full wipe before you installed viperRom?
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Yes, I did both of the wipes that it prompted before installing it.
cruise350 said:
I don't believe you can use Viperrom on your phone because it is a 2.3.3 rom and your kernel is only for 2.3.4 roms. When you took the OTA and your phone upgraded to the 1.50 bootloader you lost the ability to install kernels and write to the boot partition. With out the proper kernel you will have problems running any 2.3.3 roms properly. Look for a rom that is already upgraded to 2.3.4 and give that a try. For now I would flash back to stock and wait for Viperboy to update his rom.
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I never would have thought of that!
Thanks both of you for your help
I just got a SGSII from ATT. When I started it up, it upgraded the firmware to 2.3.6. Not realizing that this firmware JUST came out, I went ahead and rooted my phone via galaxys2root.com.
The phone is now rooted, but WIFI no longer works. I now see (when adding 2.3.6 to the google search) that that rom is currently a bit problematic with root.
Besides waiting until everyone figures out how to root 2.3.6, what are my other options? Can I revert back to an older (2.3.5) rom somehow?
I am leaving on a trip tomorrow and just need to get wifi working in the short term (in other words it is okay if I dont have root right now).
Thanks!
There is a simple way but a bit time consuming
see this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311081
From the above thread, Use Entropy's return to root stock (method 2c) and follow the instructions which will let you return to stock with root.
Once you have done that, get FOTA update to 2.3.6. Wifi will work and you will still be rooted!
This is what I have done after my wifi stopped working..
Try this and let us know!
EDIT: Before starting the process, do a factory reset or wipe data and cache just to clean every mess!
aspitzer said:
I just got a SGSII from ATT. When I started it up, it upgraded the firmware to 2.3.6. Not realizing that this firmware JUST came out, I went ahead and rooted my phone via galaxys2root.com.
The phone is now rooted, but WIFI no longer works. I now see (when adding 2.3.6 to the google search) that that rom is currently a bit problematic with root.
Besides waiting until everyone figures out how to root 2.3.6, what are my other options? Can I revert back to an older (2.3.5) rom somehow?
I am leaving on a trip tomorrow and just need to get wifi working in the short term (in other words it is okay if I dont have root right now).
Thanks!
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There are multiple rooting methods, I don't know which one you used. It sounds like you used the custom kernel method.
Flash the stock kernel, OR there's a slight possibility that the update for my kernel I'm putting out tonight might fix things. It's untested and I'm busy prepping for the holidays.
Checked the site you posted, and it looks like you rooted by installing the zedomax kernel. You could install just the UCKH7 stock kernel and you would retain root, and you might get your wifi back. You can find the Odin flashable tar here. Or you can wait and see if Entropy512 posts his latest release of his daily driver kernel tonight, and flash that with ClockworkMod Recovery, which you have in the zedomax kernel.
The stock kernel is the original release, not the update, but it should work fine. But once you flash it, you will no longer have ClockworkMod Recovery, and you'll have to change kernels with a different tool.
this is how I fixed it
I reverted back to a stock rom with this this. Just download a file, untarred it and applied it (on a linux box)... yay!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1313659
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Checked the site you posted, and it looks like you rooted by installing the zedomax kernel. You could install just the UCKH7 stock kernel and you would retain root, and you might get your wifi back. You can find the Odin flashable tar here. Or you can wait and see if Entropy512 posts his latest release of his daily driver kernel tonight, and flash that with ClockworkMod Recovery, which you have in the zedomax kernel.
The stock kernel is the original release, not the update, but it should work fine. But once you flash it, you will no longer have ClockworkMod Recovery, and you'll have to change kernels with a different tool.
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Fairly certain the UCKH7 kernel will have the same wifi issues as custom kernels... The KK6 stock kernel is harder to find but it's floating around.
No luck so far
I'm having the same problem. So I tried the UCKH7 kernel and wifi is still hosed. I'm looking for the KK6 stock kernel to try it but so far I haven't been able to find it.
At least one person has said that the initramfs changes in Daily Driver 12/21 fixed it.
Not surprised UCKH7 stock failed... If it worked then a custom kernel based on it would've worked.
Hi,
I have the same problem, I rooted my i777 samsumg galaxy 2 with the custom kernel method by using the ZedomaxStock kernel. The wifi is not working now...
Is there any way, I can have it rooted and with the wifi working?. Can I just flash the kernel with the 12/12/2011 Entropy's kernel?
Entropy, could you send me a link to the driver...
Thanks a lot
koskito1 said:
Hi,
I have the same problem, I rooted my i777 samsumg galaxy 2 with the custom kernel method by using the ZedomaxStock kernel. The wifi is not working now...
Is there any way, I can have it rooted and with the wifi working?. Can I just flash the kernel with the 12/12/2011 Entropy's kernel?
Entropy, could you send me a link to the driver...
Thanks a lot
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Here is the stock UCKK6 kernel in an Odin flashable tar. Just pulled it last night and will be putting it in the Download Repository. This should get the wifi working, but it does not have CWM recovery.
uckk6_kernel.tar
Or, if you want to use Entropy's daily driver kernel, you must use the latest one dated 12/21/2011.
I just flashed it with the uckk6 kernel and the wifi is working again.
Thanks a lot for the file
I can say that if you use entropys return to stock with rood and do the ota update after that you will still have root and working wifi, its what I did the other night.
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I have flashed the uckk6 kernel, and all the other stock kernels and I still don't have working wifi. Any help?
Thanks,
-Jake
ACCUSED24 said:
I have flashed the uckk6 kernel, and all the other stock kernels and I still don't have working wifi. Any help?
Thanks,
-Jake
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Have you done a factory reset from CWM? That worked for me.
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dandrumheller said:
Have you done a factory reset from CWM? That worked for me.
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I just did it a second time and now it is working but I don't know if I messed something else up now.. I can't flash a new rom. I am trying to install Unnamed rom. Keeps aborting.
Please bear with me, I'll readily admit that I'm a newb when it comes to flashing ROMs, etc. I rooted my TB with the all-in-one tool and loaded the ICS BAMF Leak. I presume this was essentially an RUU, since I didn't flash any separate radios or anything.
I'm looking for a different ICS ROM to flash, mostly due to the poor memory management on this build.
My question is this, and mainly for clarification- If I wipe/format everything except the SD card, I will have to FIRST flash the ROM, then flash the radio to get data working?
It was only a ROM, and radios don't come with roms but the ones you had when you rooted work with the leak.
To flash a new rom just do the same thing you did for the leak, i have never flashed a radio (except for testing the tool) in a year of having this phone.
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It was only a ROM, and radios don't come with roms but the ones you had when you rooted work with the leak.
To flash a new rom just do the same thing you did for the leak, i have never flashed a radio (except for testing the tool) in a year of having this phone.
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Well, that's interesting. I installed the NuSense rom based off the ICS leak, and had to install the leaked radios to get data back.
either way, i got the rom flashed and the radio flashed and working.
Thanks for the rooting tool, BTW
ToastyZ71 said:
Well, that's interesting. I installed the NuSense rom based off the ICS leak, and had to install the leaked radios to get data back.
either way, i got the rom flashed and the radio flashed and working.
Thanks for the rooting tool, BTW
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That is because santod modified the ril to work better with the leak radios. I get data just fine with the .19 radios.
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disconnecktie said:
That is because santod modified the ril to work better with the leak radios. I get data just fine with the .19 radios.
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